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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITISH DRAGONFLIES
Written by Andrew McGeeney.
Stock no. 1326420
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More than 200 colour photos of the 41 species of dragonflies found in the UK and Ireland together with detailed descriptions of larvae, behaviour and habitat. ISBN: 0224023071. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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ROALD DAHL'S HEROES AND VILLAINS
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1326219
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 2013. Very good condition.

A treasury of four fabulous stories featuring some of Dahl's most magnificent heroes and monstrous villains: The Enormous Crocodile; The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me; The Twits; George's Marvellous Medicine. Cream pictorial boards. 238 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780857551252. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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THE SWALLOWS & AMAZONS ADVENTURES (6 VOLUME SET)
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome; Nancy Blackett.
Stock no. 1325977
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Boxed set of 6 of the 'Swallows & Amazons' titles: Swallows and Amazons; Swallowdale; Peter Duck; Pigeon Post; We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea; The Picts and the Martyrs. Spines of books and dustwrappers slightly bumped else a fine set. Contained in green slipcase which has some slight surface paper damage to lower edge.

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ETHEL & ERNEST
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1826384
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Raymond Brigg's parents told in a deeply moving and very funny strip cartoon format. Brown boards, gilt titles to spine. ISBN: 0224046624. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby.

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'IN THE BEGINNING,' SAID GREAT-AUNT JANE
Written by Helen Bradley. Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1826264
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt titles to front and spine. Large, oblong format. Yellow endpapers. Colour paintings throughout. ISBN: 0224011499. Some foxing present, mainly to text block and rear pastedown. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine and lower edges.

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WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1325458
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers, b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0224021230. Spine very slightly bumped. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby, slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE DULCIMER BOY
Written by Tor Seidler. Illustrated by David Hockney.
Stock no. 1825535
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st UK 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story for children set in New England at the turn of the century. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224019333. Slight fading to boards. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and a little scuffed.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Patrick Benson; Raymond Briggs; et al..
Stock no. 1325182
Published by Jonathan Cape. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing together some of the most dazzling moments in the work of this extraordinary writer. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 444 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780224046916. 25th printing. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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THE FLYING VISIT
Written by Peter Fleming. Illustrated by David Low.
Stock no. 1825288
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Turning from alligators, bandits and lice, Mr. Fleming here devotes his attention to the less savoury subject of Herr Hitler. There is, so thinks Fleming, no reason at all why Hitler should not at any moment decide to fly over London, either because he felt that way or for publicity purposes or both. The Fuhrer descends on England by parachute. He cannot speak English: he has no money: he is wearing the uniform of a German Field Marshal. Read on... Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards a little dusty in appearance. Name in ink to front endpaper. Minor foxing present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, has a 4" tear to front panel, a few chips to edges, rear panel is heavily scuffed.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1324639
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1933. Good condition.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly darkened. Front cover is slightly grubby and there is a slight blue biro(?) mark to rear cover. Foxing throughout. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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A LITTLE WHO'S ZOO OF MILD ANIMALS
Written by Conrad Aiken. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1824753
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Nonsensical verse accompany pictures of nonsensical animals, such as the camelephant, the kangarooster and jaguarmadillo. Glazed pictorial boards. Great fun! ISBN: 0224013513. Covers lightly scuffed with a couple of small marks to rear board. Previous bookseller's barcode label to rear board. Top and tail of spine bumped. Small knock to lower front edge of board. Contents clean.

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KEEPING AN EYE OPEN: ESSAYS ON ART
Written by Julian Barnes.
Stock no. 1824434
Published by Jonathan Cape. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Fully illustrated in colour. Contains essays on: Gericault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Fantin-Latour, Cezanne, Degas, Redon, Bonnard, Vuillard, Vallotton, Braque, Magritte, Oldenburg, Howard Hodgkin and Lucian Freud. ISBN: 9780224102018. Second printing. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page.

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